Imbler’s Danika McIntosh had nine points and seven rebounds in the Lady Panthers’ 43-13 victory over Elgin Tuesday night in a non-league contest. The win improves Imbler to 1-1 on the season, while the Huskies drop to 1-3. BRAD MOSHER - The Observer

ELGIN — Imbler’s girls basketball team found the cure for its bad “cold” Tuesday in Elgin.

After scoring less than 10 points in the second half of their previous game, the Panthers warmed up for a 43-13 non-league win.

Now Elgin coach Mike Slater has to look for the cure for his team. 

EOU’s Anthony Brown lays the ball in as Warner Pacific’s Jeremy Jones goes for a block during the Mountaineers’ 61-59 victory Saturday night at Quinn Coliseum. CASEY KELLAS - The Observer

Mounties get by Knights despite poor night shooting 

The No. 4-ranked Eastern Oregon University men’s basketball team was able to hold off an upset-minded Warner Pacific squad 61-59 Saturday night at Quinn Coliseum.

The win extends the Mountaineers season record to 14-0.

EOU’s Nicole Redd scored 17 points and dished out six assists in the Mountaineers’ 84-59 victory over Warner Pacific Saturday night at Quinn Coliseum. CASEY KELLAS - The Observer

The Eastern Oregon University women’s basketball team put on a shooting clinic Saturday night against visiting Warner Pacific.

The No. 10-ranked Mountaineers drained 13 three-pointers and shot 50 percent from the field in an 84-59 victory.

“We’ve been struggling offensively before this weekend, and the girls put in some extra work outside of practice and it paid off,” head coach Anji Weissenfluh said.

La Grande’s Denise Comfort scored eight points in the Lady Tigers’ 68-59 victory over Pendleton Friday. CASEY KELLAS - The Observer

The La Grande High School girls basketball team kicked off the 2012-13 season against visiting Pendleton Friday night, and the Lady Tigers came out on top with a 68-59 decision.

“We played a little hurried,” assistant coach Bob Bedard said.

“First-game hurried.”

The game was a physical and scrappy affair between the two non-league rivals. 

ESTACADA — The La Grande wrestling team took first place at the Estacada Tournament this weekend.

The Tigers finished with 246.5 team points, while Estacada placed second with 163.

Scappoose was third (152.5), Washougal was fourth (138) and Beaverton finished fifth (137.5).

Elgin’s D.J. Lizotte had a game-high 27 points in the Huskies’ win over Umatilla Saturday. CHRIS BAXTER - The Observer

ELGIN — After starting the season with a runaway victory over Helix last week, the Elgin boys basketball team had to settle for a split this weekend.

The Huskies fell to visiting Dayton (Washington) 51-24 Friday night, but salvaged the weekend with a 56-50 victory at Umatilla Saturday.

LEWISTON, Idaho —The La Grande boys basketball team lost both of its games this weekend at the Inland Cellular Bengal Shootout in Lewiston, Idaho.

The Tigers fell to Lewiston 47-37 Friday and lost to Moscow 62-36 Saturday.

IONE — The Enterprise girls basketball team improved its record to 3-0 with a pair of victories at the Ione Basketball Bonanza.

The Outlaws defeated Riverside 53-19 Friday and downed Ione 46-29 Saturday.

Powder Valley’s Maria Bedolla drives past Cove’s Molly DelCurto Friday in the Union Lions Club Tournament. The Lady Badgers won the tournament with a 49-45 victory over Union Saturday. BRAD MOSHER - The Observer

UNION — Powder Valley literally needed last-second heroics to pull out a 49-45 victory Saturday over Union in the championship game of the annual Union Lions girls basketball tournament.

The game was tied with only nine seconds left in regulation play, but Jessica Pedro scored four points in the last nine seconds to pull out the win. 

Blake Sherrod defeated his Clarkston Bantam opponent to win the 126-pound weight class at the 2012 Enterprise Kick-Off Tournament Friday. KATY NESBITT - The Observer

The Clarkston Bantams ruled the roost at the Enterprise High School 2012 Kick-Off wrestling tournament Friday. 

McLoughlin High of Milton-Freewater placed second in the 12-way meet.